Lafayette man sentenced to prison for child porn

Dennis Jones was sentenced to 70 months in prison

Posted: Apr 9, 2019 12:54 PM

Updated: Apr 9, 2019 2:29 PM

Posted By: Staff Reporters

HAMMOND, Ind. (WLFI) — A Lafayette man has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for possession of child pornography. 47-year-old Dennis A. Jones went before a US federal judge in Hammond. He was sentenced to 70 months in prison and five years on supervised release announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. Jones was ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution to five victims.

According to court documents, between February 2015 and January 2016, Jones downloaded and received child pornography from the internet, including the dark web. Law enforcement found Jones in possession of over 2,000 still images and over 45 videos

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